Low-specificity L-threonine aldolase of Pseudomonas sp. NCIMB 10558: Purification, characterization and its application to β-hydroxy-α-amino acid synthesis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 702-708

  Lui, J Q ^a   Ito, S ^a   Dairi, T ^a   Itoh, N ^a   Shimizu, S ^b   Yamada, H ^a  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; HYDROXYAMINO ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PSEUDOMONAS; STEREOISOMERISM;

PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 7144257171     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051235     Document Type: Article

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